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EP0954150A2
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Image communication apparatus and storage medium
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1999-04-30
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2019-04-30
Abstract
Abstract This invention has as its object to appropriately inform the user of reception of an incoming call in accordance with the operation mode of a video camera upon arrival of call. To achieve this object, an apparatus has a telephone and video camera in a single housing, and comprises a device for muting a ringing tone during image sensing by the video camera. <IMAGE>
Inventors
- 👤 Hideyuki Arai
- 👤 Kazuhiro Takahashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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2026-11-08 14:55
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/0035; H04N1/00405; H04N1/00408; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/64; H04M1/65; H04M1/656; H04M19/00; H04M19/02; H04M19/04; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00281; H04N1/00307; H04N1/0049; H04N1/21; H04N1/2104; H04N1/2112; H04N1/32; H04N1/327; H04N1/32704; H04N1/3276; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/41; H04N21/414; H04N21/41407; H04N23/00; H04N23/50; H04N23/60; H04N23/63; H04N23/631; H04N7/00; H04N7/14; H04N7/141; H04N7/142; H04N7/147; H04M1/02; H04M1/23; H04M1/233; H04M1/236; H04M1/56; H04M1/57; H04M1/72; H04M1/724; H04M1/72403; H04M2250/00; H04M2250/52; H04N2007/145; H04N2101/00; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0077; H04N2201/0084
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 38
Claim 1
Independent Claim
32 words
A recording/playback apparatus with telephone,
which has a telephone and recorder/player in a single
housing, comprising means for muting a ringing tone upon
reception of a call during recording by the
recorder/player.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
35 words
A video camera with telephone, which has a
telephone and video camera in a single housing,
comprising means for muting a ringing tone upon
reception of a call during image sensing by the video
camera.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A video camera with telephone, which has a
telephone and video camera in a single housing,
comprising means for pausing image sensing of the video
camera upon reception of a call during image sensing by
the video camera.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
A video camera with telephone, which has a
telephone and video camera in a single housing,
comprising means for stopping various call reception
informing functions that disturb image sensing, and
displaying a call reception message on a display, upon
reception of a call during image sensing by the video
camera.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
A video camera with telephone, which has a
telephone and video camera in a single housing,
comprising selection means for selecting a function of
stopping various call reception informing functions that
disturb image sensing, and displaying a call reception
message on a display, upon reception of a call during
image sensing by the video camera.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
28 words
A method of controlling a recording/playback
apparatus with telephone, comprising the step of muting
a ringing tone upon reception of a call during recording
by the recording/playback apparatus.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
29 words
A method of controlling a video camera with
telephone, comprising the step of muting a ringing tone
upon reception of a call during image sensing by the
video camera.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
32 words
A method of controlling a video camera with
telephone, comprising the step of pausing image sensing
of the video camera upon reception of a call during
image sensing by the video camera.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
44 words
A method of controlling a video camera with
telephone, comprising the step of stopping various call
reception informing functions that disturb image sensing,
and displaying a call reception message on a display,
upon reception of a call during image sensing by the
video camera.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
48 words
A method of controlling a video camera with
telephone, comprising the step of selecting a function
of stopping various call reception informing functions
that disturb image sensing, and displaying a call
reception message on a display, upon reception of a call
during image sensing by the video camera.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
A storage medium storing a program for
implementing a method of controlling a
recording/playback apparatus with telephone of claim 6.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A storage medium storing a program for
implementing a method of controlling a video camera with
telephone of claim 7.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
A storage medium storing a program for
implementing a method of controlling a video camera with
telephone of claim 8.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
A storage medium storing a program for
implementing a method of controlling a video camera with
telephone of claim 9.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
A storage medium storing a program for
implementing a method of controlling a video camera with
telephone of claim 10.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
144 words
An image communication apparatus comprising: an image sensing element for photoelectrically
converting light coming from an object, and outputting
an image signal; focusing means for focusing the light coming from
the object on said image sensing element; focus adjustment means for adjusting a focus
position of said focusing means; display means for displaying at least an image
sensed by said image sensing element; area setting means for setting an area including
an object image to be focused on said image sensing
element on a screen of said display means; driving means for driving said focus adjustment
means to focus the object image in the area set by said
area setting means on said image sensing means; transmission means for transmitting data including
an image signal sensed by said image sensing element by
radio; and reception means for receiving data from another
apparatus by radio.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said
display means further displays an image signal in the
data received from the other apparatus.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said
area setting means comprises an input key for setting an
area, and said input key also serves as an operation key
for inputting a telephone number.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
153 words
An image communication apparatus comprising: an image sensing element for photoelectrically
converting light coming from an object, and outputting
an image signal; focusing means for focusing the light coming from
the object on said image sensing element; stop adjustment means for adjusting a stop of said
focusing means; display means for displaying at least an image
sensed by said image sensing element; area setting means for setting an area including
an object image, which is to have an appropriate
exposure value on said image sensing element, on a
screen of said display means; driving means for driving said stop adjustment
means to obtain an appropriate exposure value of the
object image in the area set by said area setting means
on said image sensing means; transmission means for transmitting data including
an image signal sensed by said image sensing element by
radio; and reception means for receiving data from another
apparatus by radio.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said
display means further displays an image signal in the
data received from the other apparatus.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said
area setting means comprises an input key for setting an
area, and said input key also serves as an operation key
for inputting a telephone number.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
124 words
An image communication apparatus comprising: an image sensing element for photoelectrically
converting light coming from an object, and outputting
an image signal; display means for displaying at least an image
sensed by said image sensing element; image enlargement/reduction means for enlarging or
reducing an image on said display means; area setting means for setting an area including
an object image to be enlarged to reduced on a screen of
said display means; control means for controlling said image
enlargement/reduction means to enlarge or reduce the
object image in the area set by said area setting means; transmission means for transmitting data including
an image signal sensed by said image sensing element by
radio; and reception means for receiving data from another
apparatus by radio.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said
display means further displays an image signal in the
data received from the other apparatus.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said
area setting means comprises an input key for setting an
area, and said input key also serves as an operation key
for inputting a telephone number.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
97 words
An image communication apparatus comprising: an image sensing element for photoelectrically
converting light coming from an object, and outputting
an image signal; display means for displaying at least an image
sensed by said image sensing element and/or a character; selection means for displaying a menu used for
selecting or executing one of a plurality of functions
on said display means, and selecting a predetermined
function from the displayed menu; transmission means for transmitting data including
an image signal sensed by said image sensing element by
radio; and reception means for receiving data from another
apparatus by radio.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said
display means further displays an image signal in the
data received from the other apparatus.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said
area setting means comprises an input key for setting an
area, and said input key also serves as an operation key
for inputting a telephone number.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
57 words
An image communication apparatus comprising: image sensing means for sensing an object image; transmission/reception means for
transmitting/receiving data by radio; operation means for operating said image sensing
means and said transmission/reception means; and switching means for switching said operation means
between a state for operating said image sensing means,
and a state for operating said transmission/reception
means.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
45 words
The apparatus according to claim 28, further
comprising selection means for selecting a
transmission/reception mode by said
transmission/reception means, and wherein when said
selection means selects the transmission/reception mode,
said switching means automatically switches said
operation means to the state for operating said
transmission/reception means.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus according to claim 29, wherein said
selection means comprises a single button, and the
transmission/reception mode and an image sensing mode
are alternately selected every time said button is
depressed once.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus according to claim 29, wherein said
switching means automatically switches said operation
means to the state for operating said image sensing
means upon completion of operation pertaining to
transmission/reception using said operation means.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus according to claim 28, further
comprising a display for displaying an image sensed by
said image sensing means.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus according to claim 32, wherein said
display further displays information which pertains to
transmission/reception.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
55 words
The apparatus according to claim 33, wherein in
the state which allows said operation means to operate
said image sensing means, said display displays an image
sensed by said image sensing means, and in the state
which allows said operation means to operate said
transmission/reception means, said display displays the
information that pertains to transmission/reception.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus according to claim 32, wherein said
operation means can select an object to be focused from
an image on said display in the state for operating said
image sensing means.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus according to claim 35, wherein an
area of the object to be focused is displayed on said
display.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus according to claim 28, wherein said
operation means comprises a ten-key pad.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus according to claim 28, wherein said
operation means comprises a rotary switch.
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